By Sajjad Shaukat Media reported on January 2, this year that while changing professional priorities, Pakistan Army has declared the internal threats such as anti-state terrorist groups as major challenge to the country. In the newly published Green Book, known as Army Doctrine, a new chapter, titled, ‘Sub-conventional Warfare’ has been added which also mentions about the militant intrusion in Pakistan ...

By Stephen Kinzer January 01, 2013 "The Guardian" --  What do Nebraska and Iran have in common? Not much – but enough to cause big trouble for former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, whose possible nomination to be secretary of defense is being challenged by the powerful bomb-Iran-yesterday lobby. Iran, in its former incarnation as Persia, created the world's first empire, produced titanic figures like Cyrus, ...

Lakhdar Brahimi urges "real change" in Damascus and for transitional leaders with full power until elections are held. Posted By Sheihk Zahoor International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has called for "real change" in war-torn Syria and the installation of a transitional government with full powers until elections can be held. The envoy unveiled his initiative in Damascus on Thursday as Russia, the most powerful a ...

Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan is an unfortunate country whose destiny is intertwined with treacherous India in the east which lets go no opportunity to harm Pakistan, and Afghanistan on its northwest which is wild and unreliable.  Afghanistan prefers Hindu India over Muslim Pakistan in spite of the fact that it doesn’t share border with India and is not in sync ideologically.  Except for Taliban regime from 199 ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Although Pakistan’s provinces of Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan including city of Karachi have been facing various forms of subversive attacks, yet wave of terrorism has intensified in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which has perennially been targeted by the Taliban militants on regular basis. Besides other terror acts, militants’ attack on Peshawar Air Port on December 15, this year, and a car bomb ...

By Zaheerul Hassan On December 21, 2012 at least six people have been killed and 18 sustained injuries in a blast in Peshawar. According to the  reports, the suicidal blast took place near a political gathering of ANP in Qissa Khawani Bazaar area of Peshawar.  Senior Provincial Minister and renowned political leader of ANP, M. Bashir Ahmed Bilour  embraced shahadat. Station Police officer Sattar and persona ...

Asif Haroon Raja The US and its allies including Britain had initiated war against Afghans with lot of fanfare and had announced victory in December 2001. Having ascertained that Afghan Pashtuns were the real troublemakers in turning Afghanistan into graveyard for invading powers, they were targeted with ferocity with the help of non-Pashtun Afghans. Persecution of Pashtuns was extended to adjoining regions ...

Posted By John Glaser During an annual conference of ambassadors and consuls-general in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai said the US and its allies should do what’s best for Afghanistan and leave. “We want foreign troops to leave our villages, streets and bazaars, go to their bases and leave the country gradually by the end of 2014,” the president remarked, referring to the Obama administration’s stated ...